DARADAX
DARADAX (
Δαραδαξ), a Syrian river, mentioned only by Xenophon (
Xen. Anab. 1.4.10).
It has been identified with the
Far, a small tributary of the Euphrates.
At the source of the river was a palace of Belesis, then satrap of Syria, with a large and beautiful park, which were destroyed by Cyrus the Younger. (
Anab. l.c.)
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